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-50 years ago, -a disaster happened in Aberfan... | 0:00:00 | 0:00:03 | |
-..which brought this small -village to the world's attention. | 0:00:03 | 0:00:07 | |
-Welcome to -Dechrau Canu Dechrau Canmol. | 0:00:07 | 0:00:10 | |
-# Soli Deo gloria | 0:00:12 | 0:00:16 | |
-# Soli Deo gloria | 0:00:16 | 0:00:21 | |
-# Soli Deo gloria # | 0:00:24 | 0:00:29 | |
-It took a mere five minutes... | 0:00:50 | 0:00:52 | |
-..to change -the entire village of Aberfan. | 0:00:53 | 0:00:56 | |
-In five minutes, a colliery spoil -tip collapsed and slid downhill... | 0:00:56 | 0:01:01 | |
-..destroying everything in its path. | 0:01:01 | 0:01:04 | |
-In five minutes, the lives -of Aberfan's residents... | 0:01:04 | 0:01:08 | |
-..were destroyed forever. | 0:01:08 | 0:01:10 | |
-The pupils of Pantglas Junior School -had only just arrived... | 0:01:12 | 0:01:16 | |
-..for their final day -before the half-term holiday... | 0:01:16 | 0:01:21 | |
-..when the fatal black wave -crashed into their classrooms. | 0:01:21 | 0:01:25 | |
-144 lost their lives that morning... | 0:01:27 | 0:01:30 | |
-..116 of whom were children. | 0:01:31 | 0:01:33 | |
-In 1966, a memorial service -was held for the victims... | 0:01:37 | 0:01:41 | |
-..at Soar Chapel, Merthyr Tydfil. | 0:01:41 | 0:01:44 | |
-It's fitting that the pupils... | 0:01:44 | 0:01:46 | |
-..of the Welsh-medium schools in the -Aberfan area have joined together... | 0:01:46 | 0:01:51 | |
-..to pay their respects -50 years after the disaster. | 0:01:51 | 0:01:55 | |
-Martyn Geraint leads the singing. | 0:01:55 | 0:01:58 | |
-We begin with O Dduw Bendithia. | 0:01:58 | 0:02:01 | |
-The Cilfan y Coed solo... | 0:04:24 | 0:04:26 | |
-..describes a refuge -to which one can retreat... | 0:04:26 | 0:04:30 | |
-..and take shelter in a storm. | 0:04:30 | 0:04:32 | |
-Aled Lloyd Davies wrote the words -and Rhys Jones composed the melody. | 0:04:32 | 0:04:37 | |
-Here to perform it -is Steffan Rhys Hughes. | 0:04:37 | 0:04:40 | |
-# The glade in the wood | 0:04:59 | 0:05:07 | |
-# If only I could only flee | 0:05:08 | 0:05:14 | |
-# From the bustle of life | 0:05:15 | 0:05:21 | |
-# I could return there | 0:05:22 | 0:05:28 | |
-# To the glade in the wood | 0:05:29 | 0:05:35 | |
-# Morning or night | 0:05:36 | 0:05:43 | |
-# There I find perfect peace | 0:05:43 | 0:05:50 | |
-# Total tranquillity | 0:05:51 | 0:05:58 | |
-# When the tempest roars | 0:06:13 | 0:06:19 | |
-# It is my sanctuary | 0:06:19 | 0:06:24 | |
-# When the storms of life strike me | 0:06:24 | 0:06:29 | |
-# It will be my refuge | 0:06:29 | 0:06:33 | |
-# Crosswinds might torment me | 0:06:35 | 0:06:38 | |
-# But there I shall be free | 0:06:39 | 0:06:44 | |
-# It is a balm to my soul | 0:06:45 | 0:06:50 | |
-# Between the trees' branches | 0:06:51 | 0:06:59 | |
-# The glade in the wood | 0:07:01 | 0:07:08 | |
-# If only I could flee | 0:07:10 | 0:07:16 | |
-# From the bustle of life | 0:07:18 | 0:07:22 | |
-# I could go there | 0:07:23 | 0:07:29 | |
-# To the glade in the wood | 0:07:30 | 0:07:36 | |
-# Morning or night | 0:07:37 | 0:07:42 | |
-# I shall go to that magic glade | 0:07:43 | 0:07:49 | |
-# No matter who knows | 0:07:49 | 0:07:55 | |
-# That enchanted place | 0:07:56 | 0:08:05 | |
-# The glade in the wood # | 0:08:08 | 0:08:19 | |
-"There's an ancient legend told -about Hamelin town | 0:08:27 | 0:08:32 | |
-"A mysterious piper visited -in a brightly-coloured gown | 0:08:32 | 0:08:36 | |
-"The children were enchanted -by the tune the piper played | 0:08:37 | 0:08:40 | |
-"They followed him up a mountain -where he locked them all inside | 0:08:41 | 0:08:45 | |
-"Hamelin's homes were silent | 0:08:46 | 0:08:49 | |
-"Parents grieved -and cried in melancholy | 0:08:49 | 0:08:52 | |
-"Mourning every day and night | 0:08:52 | 0:08:56 | |
-"No smiles, no carefree laughter -of happy children in play | 0:08:57 | 0:09:01 | |
-"Favourite toys lie still | 0:09:02 | 0:09:04 | |
-"No footsteps heard running away | 0:09:04 | 0:09:08 | |
-"A tragic tale of a generation lost, -the sweet, innocent children | 0:09:08 | 0:09:13 | |
-# Of Hamelin long ago | 0:09:13 | 0:09:15 | |
-# Today lie in Aberfan # | 0:09:15 | 0:09:19 | |
-Everybody remembers -exactly where they were... | 0:13:17 | 0:13:21 | |
-..on the day -of the Aberfan disaster. | 0:13:21 | 0:13:24 | |
-Joining me now is -the singer-songwriter Delwyn Sion. | 0:13:24 | 0:13:27 | |
-You were at school six miles -away from here, weren't you? | 0:13:27 | 0:13:31 | |
-Yes, I was up the road -in Ysgol Gyfun Rhydfelen. | 0:13:31 | 0:13:35 | |
-An awards ceremony -was taking place at school that day. | 0:13:35 | 0:13:39 | |
-The service was held in the hall. | 0:13:39 | 0:13:41 | |
-One of the teachers at the back -rushed to the front of the hall... | 0:13:42 | 0:13:47 | |
-..and whispered -in the headmaster's ear. | 0:13:47 | 0:13:50 | |
-Gwilym Humphreys announced that -something had happened nearby... | 0:13:50 | 0:13:55 | |
-..and children in the area -were being sent home from school. | 0:13:55 | 0:14:00 | |
-Nobody was sure -exactly what had happened. | 0:14:00 | 0:14:04 | |
-The guest speaker said, -"Let's sing a hymn." | 0:14:04 | 0:14:07 | |
-He asked us to sing -Rhagluniaeth Fawr Y Nef... | 0:14:07 | 0:14:11 | |
-..and the whole school -sung it full pelt. | 0:14:11 | 0:14:14 | |
-Throughout the day we were given -snippets of information. | 0:14:14 | 0:14:18 | |
-On our way home that afternoon, -as we passed Fiddlers Elbow... | 0:14:18 | 0:14:22 | |
-..it was obvious -something was going on up here. | 0:14:22 | 0:14:25 | |
-When we got home, -we saw pictures on TV... | 0:14:26 | 0:14:28 | |
-..and I felt guilty -for singing such a hymn... | 0:14:29 | 0:14:32 | |
-..after seeing images -of the children. | 0:14:33 | 0:14:35 | |
-Even by the Friday night -the full picture hadn't emerged. | 0:14:35 | 0:14:39 | |
-The following day I went to -the miners' eisteddfod in Aberdare. | 0:14:39 | 0:14:43 | |
-More details -were reaching us as the day went on. | 0:14:43 | 0:14:47 | |
-In the afternoon, -some of the miners came in... | 0:14:47 | 0:14:50 | |
-..asked the men to accompany them -over the mountain to this valley... | 0:14:50 | 0:14:55 | |
-..to help with the rescue effort... | 0:14:55 | 0:14:58 | |
-..and the search for the children. | 0:14:58 | 0:15:01 | |
-That's when -the reality began to sink in. | 0:15:01 | 0:15:04 | |
-You saw mothers -embracing their children... | 0:15:04 | 0:15:07 | |
-..feeling both relief and guilt -that they were safe. | 0:15:08 | 0:15:11 | |
-Those memories -are still as vivid today. | 0:15:11 | 0:15:14 | |
-You decided to write a song -about the experience. | 0:15:14 | 0:15:18 | |
-20 years later, -I was returning from North Wales... | 0:15:18 | 0:15:22 | |
-..and I gave two people a lift. | 0:15:22 | 0:15:24 | |
-I told them about Aberfan -as we passed by on the top road. | 0:15:25 | 0:15:28 | |
-It stayed in my mind... | 0:15:28 | 0:15:31 | |
-..and I came back up -to revisit the cemetery. | 0:15:31 | 0:15:35 | |
-The song came about unintentionally. | 0:15:35 | 0:15:39 | |
-I didn't want to feel like a voyeur, -using the tragedy for a song. | 0:15:39 | 0:15:44 | |
-But as I walked around, memories -of that day came flooding back. | 0:15:44 | 0:15:49 | |
-As I read -the inscriptions on the graves... | 0:15:49 | 0:15:52 | |
-..I heard -children's voices in the valley... | 0:15:52 | 0:15:55 | |
-..and that's what inspired the song. | 0:15:55 | 0:15:58 | |
-Hearing them in the valley, -I felt a sense of rebirth. | 0:15:58 | 0:16:02 | |
-There was a new generation. | 0:16:02 | 0:16:04 | |
-I imagined hearing the men's -work boots marching up the valley... | 0:16:04 | 0:16:09 | |
-..from Senghennydd -and Point of Ayr... | 0:16:10 | 0:16:13 | |
-..and them embracing the children, -both past and present... | 0:16:13 | 0:16:17 | |
-..and saying, -"We have to move on from here." | 0:16:17 | 0:16:21 | |
-Not forgetting what happened, not -forgetting the lost generation... | 0:16:21 | 0:16:26 | |
-..but on a day like today -and maybe tomorrow... | 0:16:26 | 0:16:29 | |
-..the sun -shines on Aberfan sometimes. | 0:16:29 | 0:16:32 | |
-Children bring hope and rebirth -and life moves on. | 0:16:32 | 0:16:37 | |
-The song is about that hope. | 0:16:37 | 0:16:39 | |
-What's the title of the song? | 0:16:39 | 0:16:40 | |
-What's the title of the song? - -Aberfan. | 0:16:40 | 0:16:42 | |
-# Standing side by side | 0:17:11 | 0:17:15 | |
-# Waiting | 0:17:15 | 0:17:17 | |
-# Seeing the world | 0:17:18 | 0:17:21 | |
-# Through the eyes of one day | 0:17:21 | 0:17:24 | |
-# The innocent and wise | 0:17:25 | 0:17:27 | |
-# The poor and young | 0:17:28 | 0:17:30 | |
-# Blessed lives | 0:17:31 | 0:17:34 | |
-# On the bare slopes | 0:17:34 | 0:17:36 | |
-# Back | 0:17:38 | 0:17:40 | |
-# I returned | 0:17:41 | 0:17:44 | |
-# I still don't know why | 0:17:44 | 0:17:49 | |
-# Back | 0:17:51 | 0:17:53 | |
-# I returned | 0:17:54 | 0:17:57 | |
-# It was still raining | 0:17:57 | 0:18:00 | |
-# In Aberfan | 0:18:01 | 0:18:05 | |
-# The tears of the day | 0:18:20 | 0:18:22 | |
-# Fell on your cross | 0:18:23 | 0:18:26 | |
-# Washing the earth | 0:18:26 | 0:18:29 | |
-# From the sombre words | 0:18:29 | 0:18:33 | |
-# Tears couldn't wash -the painful memories away | 0:18:33 | 0:18:38 | |
-# I yearned for freedom | 0:18:39 | 0:18:42 | |
-# And light | 0:18:42 | 0:18:45 | |
-# Back | 0:18:45 | 0:18:48 | |
-# I returned | 0:18:49 | 0:18:51 | |
-# I still don't know why | 0:18:51 | 0:18:56 | |
-# Back | 0:18:58 | 0:19:01 | |
-# I returned | 0:19:01 | 0:19:04 | |
-# It was still raining | 0:19:04 | 0:19:08 | |
-# In Aberfan | 0:19:08 | 0:19:13 | |
-# I can hear voices | 0:19:40 | 0:19:43 | |
-# At the bottom of the valley | 0:19:43 | 0:19:45 | |
-# Joyous voices on the bleak slopes | 0:19:46 | 0:19:51 | |
-# Children's voices -calling everyone together | 0:19:52 | 0:19:57 | |
-# Children's voices, -all the children of the world | 0:19:57 | 0:20:02 | |
-# I can hear in the distance | 0:20:02 | 0:20:04 | |
-# The sound of workers' boots | 0:20:04 | 0:20:06 | |
-# Those who shared the scars | 0:20:06 | 0:20:08 | |
-# In the coal and steel | 0:20:09 | 0:20:11 | |
-# From Senghennydd to Point of Ayr | 0:20:12 | 0:20:16 | |
-# Shouting tomorrow | 0:20:16 | 0:20:18 | |
-# To the children and us | 0:20:18 | 0:20:22 | |
-# Back | 0:20:22 | 0:20:25 | |
-# I returned | 0:20:25 | 0:20:27 | |
-# And now I know why | 0:20:27 | 0:20:32 | |
-# Back | 0:20:33 | 0:20:36 | |
-# I returned | 0:20:36 | 0:20:39 | |
-# The sun will shine | 0:20:39 | 0:20:43 | |
-# On Aberfan # | 0:20:43 | 0:20:51 | |
-"They can no longer feel -the heat of the flame | 0:21:30 | 0:21:34 | |
-"Without feeling the chill of -the cadavers in the Pantglas earth | 0:21:35 | 0:21:40 | |
-"They no longer hear -the roar of the coal | 0:21:41 | 0:21:44 | |
-"Without remembering the dram | 0:21:44 | 0:21:46 | |
-"Which dragged -the killer slurry from the coalface | 0:21:46 | 0:21:50 | |
-"Verdant flames conceal a generation | 0:21:50 | 0:21:55 | |
-"They see the grass -growing over the tiny graves." | 0:21:57 | 0:22:01 | |
-The words of Margaret Bowen Rees -bring our programme to an end. | 0:22:05 | 0:22:09 | |
-The children will sing -Hedd Sy'n Llifo Fel Yr Afon. | 0:22:09 | 0:22:14 | |
-Thank you for joining us -and goodbye from us all. | 0:22:15 | 0:22:19 | |
-S4C Subtitles by Adnod Cyf. | 0:24:23 | 0:24:25 | |
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